NBCC Sample Questions and Answers.
In attempting to understand the life perspectives and characteristics of their clients,
some counselors use Kohlberg's theory of moral development as a theoretical
framework. These counselors know that Kohlberg's theory includes three progressive
levels culminating in: -
principled thought, wherein the individual adopts a self-accepted set of standards of
behavior
A professional counselor determines fees for monthly consultation services on a job-by-
job basis. This is an example of which of the following types of reinforcement
schedules? -
Variable Ratio
Research on the development of a person in a so-called "humanistic life outlook" has
shown that it is facilitated by: -
All of the Above
When persons who are characteristically shy and withdrawn participate in
"assertiveness training," initially they experience uncertainty and self-doubt. Counselors
refer to this social psychological concept as: -
cognitive dissonance
"Men (used here to mean all people) are disturbed not by things, but by the view which
they take of them." This quote, attributable to Epictetus, most closely describes the
counseling theory developed by: -
Ellis
The counseling technique in which the counselor intensifies the client's emotional state
in order to help the client understand the irrationality of the emotional reaction is known
as: -
Paradoxical Intention
Counselors know that groups are formed for different purposes. For example, in some
groups the primary goal is to yield some specified outcome, or "product," while in others
the primary goal is to focus on the "process" of interaction within the group. Which of the
following types of groups is more product than process oriented? -
Behavioral
In the context of group counseling, members that are high in conformity also tend to be
high in: -
Authoritarianism
In attempting to understand the life perspectives and characteristics of their clients,
some counselors use Kohlberg's theory of moral development as a theoretical
framework. These counselors know that Kohlberg's theory includes three progressive
levels culminating in: -
principled thought, wherein the individual adopts a self-accepted set of standards of
behavior
A professional counselor determines fees for monthly consultation services on a job-by-
job basis. This is an example of which of the following types of reinforcement
schedules? -
Variable Ratio
Research on the development of a person in a so-called "humanistic life outlook" has
shown that it is facilitated by: -
All of the Above
When persons who are characteristically shy and withdrawn participate in
"assertiveness training," initially they experience uncertainty and self-doubt. Counselors
refer to this social psychological concept as: -
cognitive dissonance
"Men (used here to mean all people) are disturbed not by things, but by the view which
they take of them." This quote, attributable to Epictetus, most closely describes the
counseling theory developed by: -
Ellis
The counseling technique in which the counselor intensifies the client's emotional state
in order to help the client understand the irrationality of the emotional reaction is known
as: -
Paradoxical Intention
Counselors know that groups are formed for different purposes. For example, in some
groups the primary goal is to yield some specified outcome, or "product," while in others
the primary goal is to focus on the "process" of interaction within the group. Which of the
following types of groups is more product than process oriented? -
Behavioral
In the context of group counseling, members that are high in conformity also tend to be
high in: -
Authoritarianism
